Adolescent Adjustment to the Middle School Transition: The Intersection of Divorce and Gender in Review

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Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Hines, Mack T ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908622437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2007.11462045     Document Type: Article

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